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By: ajeba

ajeba — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:18:48 +0000

I wonder how that conference call discussion went down?

Buyer >>
How much for your item DB site?

Seller >>
*TV Up Too Loud while listening to Austin Powers* ”
1 Million Dollars! MUAHAHAHAHA”

Buyer >>
SOLD!

Seller >>
*Muffled and unheard seller response because TV too loud*
Oh … bout 40 Bucks.

By: Axecleaver

Axecleaver — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:53:28 +0000

1. Make item-tracking website for WoW
2. Advertise with gaming press that your site is the best, because it’s not affiliated with RMT.
3. Sell out to the RMT companies
4. Repeat

What exactly is the barrier to entry here? Sounds like an easy million dollars to me.

By: Nicademus

Nicademus — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:47:38 +0000

B/c every time you try to get out THEY PULL YOU BACK IN!!!!

By: brockpierce@ige.com

brockpierce@ige.com — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:17:46 +0000

If I wanted out why would I be at the Virtual Goods Summit in the first place.

By: kyan

kyan — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 18:37:32 +0000

One would certainly have to assume, or at least hope as a subscriber to their service, they considered something along those lines (though they’d likely be concerned such a move would be seen as overally hostile). I suppose, akin to some other recent examples from larger developers (particularly in the console market), they simply rather invest in developing their own in-house services (and responses to outside services). In particular for this case, I wouldn’t be suprised if this development results in a resource increase for their Armory database project.

By: J.

J. — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 16:19:05 +0000

Blizzard should have moved to buy Wowhead, to protect it from shit like this.

And if it hadn’t at least occurred to them, they were all asleep at the wheel.

By: Aufero

Aufero — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 15:39:50 +0000

*shrug*

I’ve done contract work for several companies that are “no longer associated” with their original parent companies for legal reasons. What that often means is that, no matter which one actually has its name on my paycheck, if I’ve contracted with company X I’d better be listening to the people from company Y (who are often the same people anyway) or I’m out of a job.

This looks like the same kind of deal.